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Distributed and Scalable Network Address Translation

  • US 20110317554A1
  • Filed: 06/28/2010
  • Published: 12/29/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of enabling an electronic privately addressable source to be publicly addressable comprising:

  • at a receiver, receiving an electronic message communicated from a private sender outside a subnet of the receiver through a translatorwherein the translator;

    retrieves a lease to at least one of a public address or a port from a lease manager;

    translates the private address and the private port into a public address and a public port;

    if a response is communicated to the private sender, responding to the private sender through the network comprising;

    communicating a response to a first server wherein the response comprises a message and network headers;

    translating the public address and the public port on the message to the private address and the port of the private sender; and

    using the private address and the port to properly route the response to the private sender.

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